http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/kathryn-austin/ Dr Kathryn Austin is the Chair of the AMA (NSW) Doctors-in-Training Committee. She is an obstetrics and gynaecology registrar. Dr Austin is currently lobbying both sides of politics to commit to creating more training places for junior doctors, improving the training they receive and the introduction of a comprehensive medical workforce plan. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/too-many-sick-people-not-enough-doctors/ Australia has too many sick people and not enough doctors. And it’s crunch time if we want to fix it. We hear about the challenges facing our health system all the time - waiting lists for surgery, overcrowded wards, long queues to see a GP. Most of these problems can be traced back to a simple equation - there are too many sick people and not enough doctors.  Demand is greater than supply, and the imbalance is getting worse. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kathryn Austin) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/too-many-sick-people-not-enough-doctors/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/too-many-sick-people-not-enough-doctors/#item4930 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:30:13 +0000 Kathryn Austin | Author bios | The Punch